The intriguing thing about politics is that more often than not, the stories you read are not always the full story. What you see may not be what is really going on because for one reason or another, certain “facts” are often omitted which brings us to the departure of 84 yearold George Perles from the MSU Board of Trustees.

John and I both worked for Bernie, at Boskydel vineyard, in the early nineties. We settled in Leelanau County to open our little cheese factory because of the few existing wineries, just a hand full at the time.

Michigan law requires local governments to inform their citizenry through public notices published in newspapers of record for their communities. These notices provide residents with an easy path for following the work of their elected officials. Public notices for Leelanau County can also be accessed online at Leelanaunews.com.

A state mediator may be brought in to help the Glen Lake Board of Education and the teacher’s union come to a contract agreement.

Some 45 staff members gathered last Thursday night in Maple City to discuss the loss of more than 19 staff members in the past two years — including the food service director, elementary principal and a janitor in the past two weeks.